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Acts 19:24 — King James Version← Study notes

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;


Acts 19:24Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 19:2415 words
GreekMeaning
ΔημήτριοςDēmētrios
DemetriusnounG1216
γάρgar
forwordG1063
τιςtis
a certain manpronounG5100
ὀνόματιonomati
namednounG3686
ἀργυροκόποςargyrokopos
a silversmithnounG695
ποιῶνpoiōn
makingverbG4160
ναοὺςnaous
shrinesnounG3485
ἀργυροῦςargyrous
silveradjectiveG693
ἈρτέμιδοςArtemidos
of ArtemisnounG735
παρείχετοpareicheto
was bringingverbG3930
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
τεχνίταιςtechnitais
craftsmennounG5079
οὐκouk
noadverbG3756
ὀλίγηνoligēn
littleadjectiveG3641
ἐργασίανergasian
businessnounG2039
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 19:24

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver temples of Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen. Acts 19:24. Which made, it says, silver temples of Diana. And how is it possible that temples could be made of silver? Perhaps as small boxes (κιβώρια.) Great was the honor paid to this (Diana) in Ephesus; since, when (Hom. in Eph. Prol.) their temple was burnt it so grieved them, that they forbade even the name of the incendiary ever to be…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 42 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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